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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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